Westbury, Quebec (1881 census)
Westbury was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 510. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.480°N, 71.656°W.
Population
In 1881, Westbury had a population of 510: 267 male and 243 female residents. Population density was 18.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 115 |
| 1861 | 297 |
| 1871 | 363 |
| 1881 | 510 |
| 1891 | 973 |
| 1901 | 1,976 |
| 1911 | 2,708 |
| 1921 | 662 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Westbury shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 90 |
| Number of families | 90 |
| Number of females | 243 |
| Number of males | 267 |
| Number of married females | 87 |
| Number of married males | 86 |
| Number of married persons | 173 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 14 |
| POP TOT | 510 |
| Total population | 510 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 151 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 172 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 323 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 86 |
| Number of occupied houses | 87 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,506 |
| Acres of potatoes | 78 |
| Acres of wheat | 79 |
| BAR BU | 846 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 846 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,487 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 216 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,516 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 245 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 482 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,550 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 876 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,977 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 15 |
| BWT BU | 1,487 |
| CRN BU | 216 |
| HAY AC | 1,506 |
| HAY TONS | 1,515 |
| OAT BU | 6,516 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 482 |
| POT AC | 78 |
| POT BU | 6,550 |
| RYE BU | 34 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,515 |
| WHT AC | 79 |
| WHT SP BU | 876 |
| WHT WTR BU | 15 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 151 |
| C UNMD M | 172 |
| C UNMD TOT | 323 |
| D OCC | 87 |
| FEMALE | 243 |
| GRA BU | 30 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 86 |
| H UNINH | 13 |
| MALE | 267 |
| MD F | 87 |
| MD M | 86 |
| MD TOT | 173 |
| NUMBER CD | 54 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 245 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 1,977 |
| WID F | 5 |
| WID M | 9 |
| WID TOT | 14 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC054018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC051016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Westbury, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/westbury-qc054018-1881/.